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[Plumbata]

It's great that you're able to pull out a good quantity of hutches. They, along with druggist bottles, are my favorite pulls from TOC dumps. I do find it strange that most bottles are beverage related and you haven't found much in the way of medicine and pharmacy stuff. Makes me think the dump was used by factories/businesses for the disposal of trash accumulated during the working day; hence all the beverage bottles. With that being a likely case, there oughta be some embossed flasks in there along with the whiskey cylinders. Keep digging and keep us updated!

Also, I'm not sure that the chain you found is gold. It looks to be an oldschool brass chain used in a toilet tank for raising/opening the valve. I've dug corroded ones that look just like it. In waterlogged and chemically polluted dumps like that, brass often comes out looking like bright gleaming gold without a trace of oxidative corrosion. Same thing was going on with that padlock coming out shiny, while the iron loop was rusted to heck. Often the brass/bronze metal will be visibly or tangibly etched, but it still shines very attractively without any "rust". I do hope that it is gold, but am just trying to offer my experience regarding such things. Thanks for sharing and keep it up!

 

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[CoilyGirl]

Simply amazing! Keep digging,you have found some beautiful pieces and I don't even know the worth of the but they are so pretty.

 

[epackage]

Big thanks to Jim for letting me get the Platkin & Kantorowitz* hutch from him, I hope he's happy with the Union bottle to pair with the ladies leg he found. Hoping we don't get any rain tonight or in the near future, I'll be down there with him tomorrow and hopefully friday. The bottle is cleaning up nicely, and even though there's a big chip in the base and a good size crack on the back it's nice to add it to my collection as it's the only one I've seen in person so far...

Here it is after some work with cut copper and cleanser and alot of shaking....

 

[Bass]

She cleaned nicely "E", hope you guys find some goodies and will look forward to some pictures.

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[geo4472]

Big thanks to Jim for letting me get the Platkin & Kantorowitz* hutch from him, I hope he's happy with the Union bottle to pair with the ladies leg he found. Hoping we don't get any rain tonight or in the near future, I'll be down there with him tomorrow and hopefully friday. The bottle is cleaning up nicely, and even though there's a big chip in the base and a good size crack on the back it's nice to add it to my collection as it's the only one I've seen in person so far...
Here it is after some work with cut copper and cleanser and alot of shaking....

yep i'm happy with the pair will look good once i get display made and set up

 

[geo4472]

the union bottles and the bordens cleaned

now with the edition of the union jim gave me and the bordens plus the union i found i now have bottles to group together to make an awesome display with the spread eagle of the bordens and the shields from the union bottles here is how they will sit in the display once its done thanks for looking

 

[bottlehunterofcoscob]

Very cool! I like it. Where will they sit? I'm confined to a bookshelf and a few window sills in my house, which just don't seem to do my bottles justice.

 

[geo4472]

Very cool! I like it. Where will they sit? I'm confined to a bookshelf and a few window sills in my house, which just don't seem to do my bottles justice.

i am thinking of building a display that is recessed into the wall in my den/computer room (if the wife will let me)otherwise its going to be in a large curio cabinet type thing (have quit a few bottles)might just put the brauns some of the hutches and rounds along with the 3 pictured it would definatley be with a glass barricade i have 1 cat that seems to take great joy in knocking everything i put on tables,shelfs etc to the floor demon cat from you know where

 

[bottlehunterofcoscob]

Ha I understand. Take a pic of your display when you have it set up.

 

[geo4472]

i just figured i'd pipe some more your way

went at it again today found a nice carter's inkwell 1897,my first c.braun bottle and some other bottles and odds&ends shame the old pipe had the big chip in it still pretty cool though ...enjoy the pics

 

[bottlehunterofcoscob]

Looks like a good day

 

[epackage]

Nice digs Jim, that pipe is nice, too bad about the broken bowl...

 

[jgas]

Holy cow....what else is there to say. That my friend is a whole lotta glass history right there. Keep it going! Congrats, jgas

 

[TrickyVik]

Nice finds, they keep on comin

 

[geo4472]

a few more finds

took it easy today but did find some interesting stuff.the river was down a little more and i found another ginger jar about a foot out in the water sticking up out of the mud and sand dug around a little and found its lid .went to the hole i started yesterday and found the heinz bottle ,marble,amber chemists jar,pocelain buttons and other do-dads the black round thing appears to be black jade the area im digging according to an old 1880 map was right where a chinese laundry was the acrylic thing i found furthur down river in a couple inches of water and i almost forgot the little brass button says paterson city with f.d. in the center(old firemans uniform button)...thanks for looking

 

[bottlehunterofcoscob]

Nice haul again, I like the little chemist.

 

[Bass]

I think epackage has some paterson fire dept badges. You have more great finds from the place that keeps on giving

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[epackage]

I think epackage has some paterson fire dept badges. You have more great finds from the place that keeps on giving

Yes I do...

This cool spell screwed me all up with calls for heating problems and I didn't get down there yesterday or today, I hope I can get there tomorrow afternoon as long as nobody else calls. Gotta love that jar, and the fact you found the top is killer Jim. I hope to see you tomorrow, I might even have a new potato rake for you...

Here are my badges, they are early, I don't know what year that coat button dates to....

 

[Bass]

I was hoping to get a glimpse of them again. Great history there and thanks for letting us see them again

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[surf]

Hey Jim / geo,

Another great day at your prolific patch of Passaic.I always liked those funky Heinz barrel catsups.

Can't believe how the brass comes out so shiny. Is the river chemically cleaning it?

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